I am back from Alaska and WOW!  What a trip.  What an experience. I was invited by the Copper River Marketing nonprofit group for an education and deeper appreciation about not just these very unique and special salmon, but the fishing families of south-central Alaska.  These fishermen and women are independent, small business owners dedicated to longterm sustainability of wild salmon stocks, the environment and a way of life. Their passion not only preserves their livelihood but also ensures an abundance of future generations of wild salmon. In case you’re interested, Coho salmon (aka Silver salmon) is in season for about another month.

In other news, I will be sending an email announcement in the next few days for sign-ups for my newest 4-week bootcamp, Raising Healthy Eaters.  You asked and I listened and delivered.  This will be an incredibly helpful course with concrete actionable strategies for raising kids who are healthy eaters.  I poured decades of hands-on experience into this course and I am so excited to share it!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Thank you for all your kind messages, emails, comments this week after my friend Andrea passed away.  It has been a very difficult time.

A year and a half ago, I was invited by the Copper River Salmon Marketing Association to “Copper River Salmon Camp,” a few days learning about my favorite fish, meeting fishermen and checking out Cordova, Alaska.  Because of the quarantine, the trip was rescheduled for next week!  So off I go for an Alaskan adventure.  I will not be doing an IG live this Monday, but please follow along on Instagram for all the Copper River fun! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

I am at the end of my magical week at The Golden Door with my friend Melissa.  We have been here three times together and we are already wondering when we can come back.  This was a tough year for a lot of people.  Do what you can to take some time for yourself even if it’s a hike in nature or 15 minutes of meditation.  And check off something on your bucket list!

For my monthly online class students, the August class is almost done being edited and will be sent to you soon!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Happy Weekend!  For my monthly online cooking class students, I just filmed your August class today and it will be edited over the weekend.  I cannot wait for you to see it!  I want to test out my bootcamp-style of watching the class with you this month.  Please be on the lookout for an email from me.  My goal is to have a live viewing the week of August 16th.  But of course you will get the class in advance so you can watch at your leisure too.

In other news, I will be at the Golden Door next week with one of my best friends. What started out as a bucket list visit 3 years ago together turned into something that we hope we can continue many more times.  To say the Golden Door has been magical for both of us is an understatement!  Instead of my usual Monday IG live at 5, I asked the Chef at the Golden Door if he would do an IG live with me from their garden and he said yes! I didn’t think he’d even consider it!  BUT we are doing the live on TUESDAY at 5 pm PT.  Chef Greg is so charismatic, knowledgable, and fun.  It’s going to be a great IG live! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

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I just arrived in Boston to help my daughter Anna move into her new apartment!  Many of my Instagram friends have gotten to know Anna over the last year+ because she has been my right hand during so many IG lives.  Exciting times for her to start her new job and her new life.  A little sad for Mom of course!  I’ll be back for my regular IG live on Monday though.

I have been chatting with my monthly online cooking class students and I think I am going to switch our format to the bootcamp format where I watch the pre-recorded class with you and answer questions in the chat in real time as well as have a live Q&A after class.  Click here for more information about my monthly online classes.  It’s 5 new recipes every month (and all the tips and techniques) that I keep exclusive for 1 year!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Bootcamps are back and if you haven’t taken one with me, I am repeating my two most popular bootcamps this week and these will not be offered again this year!! I have received rave reviews from Plant Based 1.0 and Meal Planning/Meal Prep/Batch Cooking.  I am teaching skills for life.  I am changing the way you see things.  I am your personal kitchen coach for 4 weeks.  Click the links for more info and for my website subscribers, I am sweetening the offer with a $100 discount.  Use the code PB100 for the Plant Based course and MEAL100 for the Meal Planning course!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

When I taught in-person classes, I normally took July off since so many people would travel during that time. I did the same last year and this year with my bootcamps, but the monthly online class is up!  And, it’s time to get back to bootcamps!  Beginning the week of July 26, I will be repeating

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I had incredibly positive feedback from everyone who took these bootcamps and I’d love to have you join them so I can change your cooking life!  Please join the waitlist here to be the first to know when they are open for registration. Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Well, we had a great trip in Boston and New York, and although it was an ordeal to get back home, we eventually made it!  My monthly online cooking class students, forgive me, but our class will be uploaded a wee bit after the usual 10th of the month.  But I promise, it will be worth it!!  IG lives will be back this Monday at 5 pm PT and Hubs will join!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading